Thereīs still hope for the carriers in the US!
The best example is Delta:
Because they:
- merge with NWA to cut cost, but donīt forget to offer a wide selection of international routes to receive enough transit passengers to get their planes full.
- redeploy capacity from the Domestic market to the profitable international
- will equip all their older Boeing with Winglets to save money and do have (as compared to their US competitiors) a modern fleet.